What is the name for a segment of a consumer market that has specialized product needs?

The management of a private investment club has a fund of $250,000 earmarked for investment in stocks. to arrive at an acceptable overall level of risk, the stocks that management is considering have been classified into three categories: high risk (x), medium risk (y), and low risk (z). management estimates that high risk stocks will have a rate of return of 15%/year; medium risk stocks, 10%/year; and low risk stocks, 6%/year. the amount of money invested in low risk stocks is to be twice the sum of the amount invested in stocks of the other two categories. if the investment goal is to have a rate of return of 9% on the total investment, determine how much the club should invest in each type of stock. (assume that all the money available for investment is invested.)

Afinancing project has an initial cash inflow of $42,000 and cash flows of −$15,600, −$22,200, and −$18,000 for years 1 to 3, respectively. the required rate of return is 13 percent. what is the internal rate of return? should the project be accepted?

Perry is a freshman, he estimates that the cost of tuition, books, room and board, transportation, and other incidentals will be $30000 this year. he expects these costs to rise about $1500 each year while he is in college. if it will take him 5 years to earn his bs, what is the present cost of his degree at an interest rate of 6%? if he earns and extra $10000 annually for 40 years, what is the present worth of his degree.?